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The kanji 啓: meaning, readings and stroke order

啓

Meaning
open up, enlighten
On reading
ケイ kei
Kun reading
—
Strokes
11
Radical
口 mouth, opening
Level
Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Stroke order of 啓, 11 strokes: each box adds one stroke, the red one is the stroke being written

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese
mở mang, khai sáng (khải)
Japanese
ひらく。おしえ みちびく。
Korean
열다, 일깨우다 (계)
Chinese
开启、启发 (启)

Readings, words and example sentences

ケイ kei · on reading · less common

Practise writing 啓 in the app

In Dino Kids your child writes 啓 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 8 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.

Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.